ANSWERS FROM DOCTORS (7)

Foam Sclerotherapy carries a few minor risks, but if an FDA approved solution is used, any potentially toxic effects would be due to incorrect usage. This may include things such as giving too much at a single treatment session or injecting into somewhere other than a vein. Complications may rarely include migraine headaches, temporary visual changes, ulceration at the injection site and more. Your doctor should review the more common complications with you prior to starting your treatments.

Foam Sclerotherapy carries a few minor risks, but if an FDA approved solution is used, any potentially toxic effects would be due to incorrect usage. This may include things such as giving too much at a single treatment session or injecting into somewhere other than a vein. Complications may rarely include migraine headaches, temporary visual changes, ulceration at the injection site and more. Your doctor should review the more common complications with you prior to starting your treatments.

Sclerotherapy is extremely safe. Any thing injected into the body has the possibility of causing a problem but with the millions of injections of both liquid and foam sclerotherapy, I am not aware of any reports of toxicity. Certainly there are local complications that can occur such as staining, matting and ulceration.

Sclerotherapy is extremely safe. Any thing injected into the body has the possibility of causing a problem but with the millions of injections of both liquid and foam sclerotherapy, I am not aware of any reports of toxicity. Certainly there are local complications that can occur such as staining, matting and ulceration.

The known risk of toxicity from foam sclerotherapy is extremely low. The effects of sclerotherapy are generally quite localized to the treated veins and the communicating veins nearby. The injected solution is quickly diluted a few centimeters from the injection sites, and generally does not cause damage to other areas.

The known risk of toxicity from foam sclerotherapy is extremely low. The effects of sclerotherapy are generally quite localized to the treated veins and the communicating veins nearby. The injected solution is quickly diluted a few centimeters from the injection sites, and generally does not cause damage to other areas.

7 years ago by
Vein Specialists

Foam sclerotherapy in general is very safe, as long as very small amounts of air are used to create the foam and the procedure is done with the patient on a table that can allow the head to be placed lower than the feet which will allow the foamed solution to reside in the leg veins longer and the air to dissipate. CO2 has been substituted for air to create foam and ins
general is safer as it is more readily absorbed by the body. IN general, foam is used to treat larger veins and is rarely required to treat spider veins or small reticular veins. You should discuss the method of sclerotherapy with your vein specialist and have your questions answered before proceeding with foam sclerotherapy.

7 years ago by Vein Specialists

Foam sclerotherapy in general is very safe, as long as very small amounts of air are used to create the foam and the procedure is done with the patient on a table that can allow the head to be placed lower than the feet which will allow the foamed solution to reside in the leg veins longer and the air to dissipate. CO2 has been substituted for air to create foam and ins
general is safer as it is more readily absorbed by the body. IN general, foam is used to treat larger veins and is rarely required to treat spider veins or small reticular veins. You should discuss the method of sclerotherapy with your vein specialist and have your questions answered before proceeding with foam sclerotherapy.

Sclerotherapy is generally very safe, as long as performed by an experienced practitioner. Typically, the sclerosing agent only damages the veins a short distance and then becomes too dilute to cause harm in other veins.

Sclerotherapy is generally very safe, as long as performed by an experienced practitioner. Typically, the sclerosing agent only damages the veins a short distance and then becomes too dilute to cause harm in other veins.

7 years ago by
Heart and Vein Center

Foam sclerotherapy can be dangerous if injected in high concentrations in the deep vein system or in an artery. With careful choice of a superficial vein and apropriate choice of concentrations is quite safe.

7 years ago by Heart and Vein Center

Foam sclerotherapy can be dangerous if injected in high concentrations in the deep vein system or in an artery. With careful choice of a superficial vein and apropriate choice of concentrations is quite safe.

Sclerossant solutions in general are very safe. Hypertonic saline is just salt water. Totally natural. Sotradecol is cleared easily by your kidneys within one or two hours and has been studies extensively with no known end-organ issues. Of course, with any drug, there is always a risk of allergic reaction. This is a very rare but potential side effect with any sclerossant except for saline.

Sclerossant solutions in general are very safe. Hypertonic saline is just salt water. Totally natural. Sotradecol is cleared easily by your kidneys within one or two hours and has been studies extensively with no known end-organ issues. Of course, with any drug, there is always a risk of allergic reaction. This is a very rare but potential side effect with any sclerossant except for saline.

Related Questions for Foam Sclerotherapy

I had EVLT performed on both legs. A week later, I had a foam sclerotherapy treatment. I developed thrombophlebitis following the procedures, and was given ibuprofen 600 for 2 weeks. I am finding that I still have no relief. There is pain behind my knee & inner thigh. What should I do?

I've had four rounds of sclerotherapy over the course of a year. Now they're much much worse, and there are new clusters of veins around the injection site. Is it possible sclerotherapy just doesn't work for me?

I have done several procedures Foam Sclerotherapy, injections, etc. This has caused those areas to stain. Also the pain continues especially when I'm on my mentral cycle, which causes it to be even more pruple and almost black in color.

I had the VENUS procedure done 4 weeks ago along with foam sclerotherapy into a perforator vein about 3" above my ankle. Ultrasound shows a thrombosis in this area. It is still hardened, tender, and has not improved. What should I expect my surgeon to do?

I am thinking about having foam sclerotherapy and I was once told by a doctor that the blood will clot from the foam and then the foam shrinks the vein. Can you explain this process? How long does the blood clot stay there? Is it a concern, and is there a risk of developing other problems from this treatment, such as cancer?

I have developed protruding blue veins around my ankle (my achilles heel area) and generally on my foot. Would foam sclerotherapy or just sclerotherapy be suitable in treating this? Would it help resolve my ankle aching on hot days?

I had EVLT in Sept 2009, and since, I cannot get my doctor to treat reticular veins on the lateral sides of my calf on one leg. He tells me to exercise my calves. Why won't he do sclerotherapy on them? Is this an uncommonresponse?

I have many bulging veins on both feet. Duplex ultrasound showed no reflux or insufficiency and that veins are not varicose. It was recommended that I do nothing since there is no need. If want to fix them for cosmetic reasons, can they be treated? If so, what's the best procedure?

My leg aches continually especially in warm weather. Can this be eradicated with more foam to reduce the refluxing veins? What are my chances of getting phlebitis again in this leg and how long should I leave it before having more treatment?

20 years ago I had liquid Sclerotherapy and was bandaged for one month. The veins weregone when removed.Two months after my foam sclerotherapy my veins are still there. I know brown pigmentation takes a while to fade. The only difference is that this time I was only given compression stockings, not tight, to wear for 1 week. I've been wearing my own (stronger) stocking for 7 weeks, but no improvement. I'm very disappointed. Will the veins ever improve?